{On the plinth - front:}
The great detective.
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This statue, commissioned by the Sherlock Holmes Society of London was sponsored by Abbey National plc to commemorate its 150th Anniversary in 1999.
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221b Baker Street the address of Sherlock Holmes is at the original headquarters of Abbey National plc.
Sculptor : John Doubleday
NW1, Baker Street Station
This section lists the subjects commemorated on the memorial on this page:
Sherlock Holmes statue
Originally named Sheridan Hope, then Sherringford Holmes and finally Sherlock...
This section lists the subjects who helped to create/erect the memorial on this page:
Sherlock Holmes statue
Since 1927 Abbey head office had occupied the site where 221b Baker Street wo...
Seated at his feet is his dog Hector, who has an ear missing as a result of a boy having to be cut free when he got stuck whilst climbing...
The watch-house is the low building to the right of the one with the scholar statues. the blue plaque you can just see to the left is fo...
Don't know about you but we find this type of inscription very tedious, and suspect a committee, probably more than one, has had a hand i...
The inscription is quite badly damaged but we found a transcription in a 1776 book on the history of London, which is, we believe, very c...
Statues Hither and Thither has been invaluable in identifying some of the busts and most of the statues. The statues are not labelled and...
Author and Shakespearian scholar. Born in Enfield, at the school run by his father, Reverend John Clarke. John Keats was a pupil at the school for about 7 years (1803-10). Charles taught him and e...
The Criterion Restaurant is on the ground floor with the entrance at the left of our photo. The meeting at the Criterion took place on N...
The inscription is badly deteriorated, so we have copied the inscription from the Historic England website.
Born in London. Notable works: Regent Street, Royal Opera Arcade and the Royal Pavilion, Brighton. Much of his work was for the Prince Regent but we've heard that Mrs Nash gave birth to an illegiti...
Writer and statesman. Born Joaquim Aurélio Barreto Nabuco de Araújo in Recife, Brazil. In 1878 he began to fight against slavery through his political activity and writings. It was eventually aboli...
Person, Literature, Politics & Administration, Race Issues, Brazil, USA
